Device-guided slow-paced respiration for menopausal hot flushes: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the efficacy of device-guided slow-paced respiration for reducing the frequency and severity of menopausal hot flushes.

Methods

Perimenopausal or postmenopausal women reporting four or more hot flushes per day were recruited into a parallel-group, randomized trial of slow-paced respiration using a portable guided-breathing device. Women were randomly assigned to use a standard device to practice slowing their resting breathing rate to less than 10 breaths per minute for at least 15 minutes everyday or use an identical-appearing control device programmed to play relaxing nonrhythmic music while monitoring spontaneous breathing. The primary outcome, change in hot flush frequency over 12 weeks, was assessed using data from validated 7-day diaries abstracte

SUBMITTER: Huang AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4418033 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature